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Student Unions: Licensed Premises

Commons · Question 26163 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance, Business Rates Multipliers: Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure, of 30 March 2026, whether student union bars are eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure multiplier int

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Answered by James Murray, 9 Sep 2026

Local Authorities determine whether a hereditament meets the legislative definition of Retail, Hospitality or Leisure (RHL) and therefore qualifies for the RHL multiplier. Full details of eligibility for the new multipliers are set out in the relevant st...